Re Trusts of Hobourn Aero Components Ltd's Air-Raid Distress Fund, Ryan and Others v. Forrest and Others

[1946] ALL ER 501

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(Judgment by: Somervell LJ)

Re Trusts of Hobourn Aero Components Ltd's Air-Raid Distress Fund
Between: Ryan and Others
And: Forrest and Others

Court:

Judges: Lord Greene MR
Morton LJ

Somervell LJ

Subject References:
trusts
Charities
Charitable purposes
Fund raised by employees of a company to provide grants for contributors in respect of air-raid distress
No means test applied in considering claims
Claims by non-contributors not considered
Gift not for general public purposes nor within "poor relations" cases
Fund not subject to valid charitable trusts

Case References:
Re Compton, Powell v Compton - [1945] 1 All ER 198; [1945] Ch 123; 114 LJCh 99; 172 LT 158
Income Tax Special Purposes Comrs v Pemsel - [1891] AC 531; 8 Digest 241, 1; 61 LJQB 265; 65 LT 621
Re Clark's Trust - (1875), 1 ChD 497; 8 Digest 262, 241; 45 LJCh 194
Spiller v Maude - (1881), 32 ChD 158, n; 8 Digest 262, 245
Pease v Pattinson - (1886), 32 ChD 154; 8 Digest 262, 244; 55 LJCh 617; 54 LT 209
Shaw v Halifax Corpn - [1915] 2 KB 170; 8 Digest 243, 21; 84 LJKB 761; 112 LT 921
Re Forster, Gellatly v Palmer - [1938] 3 All ER 767; [1939] Ch 22; Digest Supp; 108 LJCh 18; 159 LT 613
Hall v Derby Sanitary Authority - (1885), 16 QBD 163; 8 Digest 243, 26; 55 LJMC 21; 54 LT 175
Re Hillier, Dauncey v Finch and A-G - [1944] 1 All ER 480
Re Drummond, Ashworth v Drummond - [1914] 2 Ch 90; 8 Digest 244, 28; 83 LTCh 817; 111 LT 156
Re Grove-Grday, Plowden v Lawrence - [1929] 1 Ch 557; Digest Supp; 98 LJCh 261; 140 LT 659 (varied on appeal); sub nom A-G v Plowden [1931] WN 89
Re Christchurch Inclosure Act - (1888), 38 ChD 520; 8 Digest 289, 658; 57 LJCh 564; 58 LT 827
Goodman v Saltash Corpn - (1882), 7 App Cas 633; 8 Digest 327, 1099; 52 LJQB 193; 48 LT 239

Hearing date: 11, 12 March 1946
Judgment date: 13 March 1946

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Judgment by:
Somervell LJ

I agree.